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shall  contain  the  symbol  ■— •-  (meaning  "COIM- 
TINUED"),  or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 

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different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
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conformity  .^vec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 

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papier  est  imprimie  sont  filmds  en  rommenpant 
par  le  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  le  second 
plat,  selon  le  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
originaux  sont  filmis  en  commen9ant  par  la 
premidre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  dernidre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

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dernidre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbole  — ^  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbole  V  signifie  "FIN  ". 

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filmds  d  des  taux  de  reduction  diff^rents. 
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de  Tangle  sup^rieur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'images  ndcessaire.  Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  m^thode. 


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Afteu  residing  nearly  a  year  in  one 
of  the  most  distiint  posts  of  tlie  North- 
west t^ompany,  and  conducting  the  fur 
trade  there,  I  began  to  loolc  forward  to 
my  return  to  Montreal.  I  waited  with 
the  greatest  impatijnce  for  the  arrival 
of  theperiod  whiclnvas  to  terminate  my 
banishment,  and  restore  me  to  society. 
I  was  nearly  tliree  tliousand  miles  dis- 
fcmt  from  any  settlements,  and  my  on- 
ly companions  were  two  young  men, 
clerks  of  the  establishment,  wliosecha- 
racters,and  limited  acquirements,  ren- 
dered them  very  iminteresting  associ- 
ates. My  situation  wus  one  of  consi- 
derable responsibility.  A  great  num- 
ber of  Canadians,  in  the  service  of  the 
Company,  resided  at  the  post,  and 
were  under  my  controul ;  but  I  found 
it  a  very  difficult  matter  to  keep  them 
in  a  state  of  due  subordination,  and  to 
prevent  them  from  quarrelling  and 
Hghting  with  the  detached  parties  of 
Indians  that  occasionally  visited  us 
for  the  purpose  of  trading.  Interest 
and  personal  safety,  alike,  required 
that  we  should  be  on  friendly  terms 
with  the  natives ;  and  I  spent  many 
anxious  hours  in  endeavouring  to  pro- 
mote mutual  peace  and  good-l.omour. 

Our  post  was  situated  ujwn  thebanks 
of  a  small  lake,  about  sixteen  miles 
broad.  This  lake  discharged  itself  by 
means  of  a  river  into  another  of  much 
greater  dimensions,  and  thick  forests 
covered  every  part  of  the  neighbouring 
country. 

One  afternoon  I  took  my  gun,  and 
strolled  out  in  search  of  game.  Though 
it  was  now  the  beginning  of  spring,  the 
lake  was  still  frozen  completely  across, 
the  cold  of  the  preceding  winter  having 
been  very  intense.  I  soon  fell  in  with 
a  flock  of  wild  ducks,  but  before  I 
could  get  a  shot  at  them,  they  began 
to  fly  towards  the  middle  of  the  lake  ; 
however,  I  followed  them  fearlessly 
over  the  ice,  in  the  exiK^ctation  tiurt 
they  would  soon  alight.  The  weather 
was  mild,  thongh  rather  blowy.  De- 
tached black  clouds  moved  rapidly 
along  the  face  of  Heaven  in  immense 
masses,  and  the  sun  blazed  forth  in 
unobscured  splendour  at  one  moment, 
and  was  completely  siirouderl  from  the 
eye  the  next.  I  was  so  intent  on  the 
pursuit  of  my  game,  that  I  hastened 
forwards  almost  imconsciously,  my 
progress  Iwing  much  facilitated  by  a 


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thin  layer  of  snow  which  covered  the 
ice,  and  rendered  the  footing  tolerably 
secure.  At  last,  I  fired  at  the  ducks, 
and  killed  one  and  wounded  another. 
I  immediately  picked  up  the  first,  but 
its  companion,  having  only  been  wing- 
ed, began  to  leap  away  before  I  cauj;ht 
hold  of  it.  I  followed,  but  had  not 
advanced  more  than  twenty  yards, 
wiien,  to  my  astonishment,  I  found 
that  the  ice  was  in  many  places  cover- 
ed with  water  to  the  de])th  of  several 
inches.  I  stopped  short  full  of  alarm, 
and  irresolute  what  to  do.  It  was  evi- 
dent that  a  thaw  had  already  connnen- 
ced,  and  as  I  well  knew  with  what  ra- 
pidity the  ice  broke  up  when  once  af- 
fected by  a  change  of  temperature,  I 
became  alive  to  all  the  dangers  of  my 
situation,  and  almost  shuddered  at  the 
thought  of  moving  from  the  sjwt  on 
which  I  stood. 

The  weather  had  grown  calm  and 
hazy,  and  the  sky  was  very  black  and 
lowering.  Large  flakes  of  snow  soon 
began  to  fall  languidly  and  perpendi- 
cularly through  the  air;  and  after  a 
little  time,  these  were  accompanied  by 
a  thick  shower  of  sleety  rain,  which 
gradually  became  so  dense,  that  I  could 
not  discern  the  shore.  I  strained  my 
eyes  to  CAtch  a  glance  of  some  living 
object,  but  a  dre-ary  and  motionless 
expanse  stretched  aroiind  me  on  every 
side,  and  the  appalling  silence  that 
prevailed  was  sometimes  interrupted 
by  the  ri>ce«ling  cries  of  the  wounded 
bird.  All  nature  seemed  to  be  await- 
ing some  terrible  event.  I  listened  in 
fearful  suspense,  tlunigh  I  knew  not 
what  I  exj/ected  to  hear.  I  soon  dis- 
tinguished a  distant  thundering  noise, 
whicli  gradually  became  stronger,  and 
appeared  to  approach  the  place  where 
I  stood.  Repeated  explosions,  and  hol- 
low munnurings  of  irregular  loudiiess, 
were  succeeded  by  a  tremendous  scmnd, 
like  that  ot"  rocks  bursting  asunder. 
The  ice  trembled  beneath  my  feet,  and 
the  next  moment  it  was  disunited  by 
a  vast  chasm,  which  opened  itself 
within  a  few  yards  of  me.  The  water 
of  the  lake  rushed  upwards  through 
the  gap  with  foaming  fury,  and  began 
to  flocKl  the  surface  all  around. 

I  started  liack wards,  and  run,  as  I 
conceived,  towards  the  shore;  bui  my 
)n-ogress  was  soon  stopped  by  one  of 
those  weak  parts  of  the  ice  called  air- 


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Adventure  in  (he  North-  West  Territuri},  C^cpt. 

Wliilc  walking  cautiously  round    drowsiness,  produced  by  intense  cold, 

would  begin  to  affect  me ;  but  I  did 
not  feel  in  the  slightest  degree  chilled, 
and  the  teinperuture  of  the  air  was  in 


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holes. 

it,  my  mind  grew  somewhat  coiri posed, 
and  I  resolved  not  to  advance  any  fur- 
ther, until  I  had  fixed  upon  some  way 
of  regulating  niy  course  ;  but  I  found 
this  to  be  inijiossible.  I  vainly  endea- 
voured to  discern  land,  and  the  moan- 
ing of  the  wiiul  among  the  distant  fo- 
rests alone  indicated  that  there  was  any 
at  all  near  me.  Strong  and  irregular 
blasts,  loaded  with  snow  and  sleet, 
swept  wildly  along,  involving  every 
thing  in  obscurity,  and  bewildering 
my  steps  with  malignant  influence.  I 
sometimes  fancied  I  saw  the  spot  where 
our  post  was  situated,  and  even  the 
trees  and  houses  upon  it ;  but  the  next 
moment  a  gust  of  wind  would  whirl 
away  the  fantastic  sha])ed  fogs  that  had 
produced  the  agreeable  illusion,  anil 
reduce  me  to  actionless  despair.  I  fi- 
red my  gun  repeatedly,  in  tlie  hope 
that  the  report  would  bring  some  one 
to  my  assistance  ;  however,  the  shores 
alone  acknowledged,  by  feeble  echoes, 
that  the  sound  hud  reached  them. 

The  storm  increased  in  violence,  and 
at  intervals  the  sound  of  the  ice  break- 
ing up,  rolled  upon  my  ear  like  distant 
thunder,  and  seemed  to  mutter  a])pal- 
ling  threats.  Alarm  and  fatigue  made 
me  dizzy,  and  I  threw  down  my  gun 
and  ruslied  forwards  in  tlie  face  of  the 
drifting  showers,  which  were  now  so 
thick  as  to  affect  my  respiration.  I 
soon  lost  all  sense  of  fear,  and  began 
to  feel  a  sort  of  frantic  delight  in 
strugghng  against  the  careering  blasts. 
1  hurried  on^  sometimes  running  along 
the  brink  of  a  circular  opening  in  the 
ice,  aiul  sometimes  leaping  across 
frightful  chasms — all  the  while  un- 
conscious of  having  any  object  in 
view.  The  ice  every  where  creaked 
under  my  feet,  and  I  knew  that  death 
awaited  me,  whether  I  fled  away  or 
remained  on  the  same  spot.  I  felt  as 
one  would  do,  if  forced  by  some  perse- 
cuting fiend  to  range  over  the  surface 
of  a  black  and  shoreless  ocean  ;  and 
aware,  that  whenever  his  tormentor 
withdrew  his  sustaining  power,  he 
would  sink  down  and  be  suffocated 
among  the  billows  that  struggled  be- 
neath him. 

At  last  night  came  on,  and,  exhaust- 
ed by  fatigue  and  mental  excitement, 
1  wrapped  myself  in  ray  cloak,  and  lay 
down  upon  the  ice.  It  was  so  dark 
that  I  could  not  have  moved  one  step 
without  running  the  risk  of  falUng  in- 
to the  lake.    I  almost  wished  that  the 


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reality  above  free/ing.  I  had  lain  only  a 
few  minutes  when  I  heard  the  howl  of 
a  wolf.  The  sound  was  indescribably 
delightful  to  my  ear,  and  I  started  up 
with  the  intention  of  hastening  to  the 
s|)ot  from  whence  it  seemed  to  pro- 
ceed ;  but  hopeless  as  my  situation 
then  was,  my  heart  shrunk  within  me 
when  I  contemplated  the  dangers  I 
would  encounter  in  making  such  an 
attempt.  My  courage  failed,  and  I 
resinned  my  former  position,  and  hst- 
ened  to  the  undulations  of  the  water 
as  they  undermined,  and  beat  against 
the  lower  part  of  the  ice  on  which  l 
lay. 

About  midnight  the  storm  ceased, 
and  most  of  the  clouds  gradually  for- 
sook the  sky,  while  the  rising  moon 
dis])elled  the  darkness  tliat  had  ijre- 
viously  prevailed.  However,  a  thick 
haze  covered  the  heavens,  and  ren- 
dered her  light  dim  and  gliastly,  and 
sinular  to  that  shed  during  an  ccUpsc. 
A  succession  of  noises  had  continued 
with  Utile  interruption  for  several 
hours,  and  at  List  the  ice  beneath  me 
began  to  move.  I  started  up,  and,  on 
looking  around,  saw  that  the  whole 
surface  of  the  lake  was  in  a  state  of 
agitation.  Aly  eyes  became  dim,  and 
I  stretched  out  my  arms  to  catch  hold 
of  some  object,  and  felt  as  if  all  crea- 
ted things  were  passing  away.  The 
hissing,  grinding,  and  crasliing,  pro- 
duced by  the  different  masses  of  ice 
coming  into  collision,  were  tremen- 
dous. I-,arge  fragments  sometimes  got 
wedged  together,  and  impeded  the  pro- 
gress of  those  behind  them,  wliich  be- 
ing pushed  forward  by  others  still  far- 
ther back,  were  forced  upon  the  top  of 
the  first,  and  fantastic-shaped  pyra- 
mids and  towers  could  be  indistinctly 
seen  rising  among  the  mists  of  night, 
and  momentarily  changing  their  fonus, 
and  finally  disorganizing  themselves 
with  magical  rapidity  and  fearful  tu- 
mult. At  other  times,  an  immense 
mass  of  ice  would  start  up  into  « 
perpendicular  position,  and  c;*ntinue 
gleaming  in  the  moonsliine  for  a  little 
period,  and  then  vanish  like  a  spectre 
among  the  abyss  of  waters  beneath  it> 
The  piece  of  iee  on  which  I  had  first 
taken  my  position,  happened  to  be 
very  large  and  thick,  but  other  frag- 
ments were  soon  forced  above  it,  and 
15 


1821.]  Aducnture  in  t/w  Norlh'Wett  Tirritory. 

♦brmcil  a  mound  six  or  suvon   iVct    nor  any  vostipuH  of  llicm 

high,  on   tliL>  top  of  whicli  I  Ktoo4l, 

coiitcniplutiiig  tile  nwful  scene  around 

ma,  and  feehnp  as  if  I  no  longer  had 

the  least  coiniic  tion  with  the  world,  or 

retained  any  thing  human  or  earthly 

in  my  composition. 

The  wind,  which  was  pretty  strong, 
<lrove  'the  iee  down  tin;  lake  very  fast. 
My  alarmii  and  anxieties  had  gradually 
become  less  intense,  and  I  was  several 
times  overcome  by  a  sort  of  stupor ; 
during  the  coi  nuance  of  whieli,  ima- 
gination and  reality  combined  their 
distracting  influence.  At  one  time  I 
fancied  that  tile  snow  still  drifted  us 
violently  as  ever,  and  that  I  distin- 
guished, through  its  hu/,y  niediuni,  a 
imnd  of  Indian  chiefs  walking  past  me 
ujwn  the  surtiice  of  the  lake.  Their 
steps  were  noiseless,  and  they  went 
aloiig  with  wan  and  dcjectid  looks  ;ind 
downcast  eyes,  and  paid  uo  attention 
to  my  exclamations  iuid  critreaties  for 
relief.  At  another,  I  thought  I  was 
Hoathig  in  tiie  middle  of  the  ocean, 
and  that  a  blazing  sun  Hamed  in  the 
eloudlusH  sky,  aud  made  the  ice  which 
Mupportwl  me  melt  so  fast,  that  I  heard     attempt  to  convince  them  of  the  truth 


139 

I'hick  fo- 
rests covered  the  hanksof  the  river, and 
extended  back  as  far  as  n)y  eye  co\d(l 
reach.  I  feared  to  penetrate  them,  lest  I 
should  get  bewildered  in  their  recesses, 
and  accordingly  walked  along  the  edge 
of  the  stream.  It  was  not  long  before  I 
discovered  a  column  of  smoke  rising 
among  ttie  trees.  I  immediately  di- 
recteu  my  ste])8  towar<l8  the  spot,  and, 
on  reaching  it,  found  a  party  seated 
round  a  lire. 

They  received  me  with  an  air  of 
inditferwice  and  unconcern,  not  very 
agreeable  or  encouraging  to  one  in  my 
destitute  condition.  Ilowo*'er,  I  pla- 
ced myself  in  their  circle,  aud  tried  to 
discover  to  what  tribe  they  belonged, 
by  addressing  them  in  the  diflerent 
Indian  Luignages  with  which  I  was 
aoijuainted.  I  soon  made  myself  in- 
telligil)le,  anil  related  the  circumstan- 
ces that  had  brought  me  so  unexpect- 
edly amot.g  them.  At  the  conclusion 
of  my  narrative,  the  men  puhed  their 
tomahawk  pipes  from  their  mouths, 
and  looked  at  each  other  with  incre- 
dulous smiles.     I  did  not  make  any 


streams  of  water  pouring  from  its  sides, 
and  felt  myself  every  moment  descend- 
ing towards  tht  surface  of  the  billows. 
I  was  usually  wakened  from  such 
dreams  by  some  noise  or  violent  con- 
cussion, but  always  relapsed  into  them 
-whenever  the  cause  of  disturbance  cea- 
sed to  operate. 

The  longest  and  last  of  these  slum- 
Ikts  was  broken  by  a  terrible  shock, 
which  my  ice  ittlaml  received,  and 
which  threw  me  from  my  seat,  and 
nearly  pre«ipitate<l  me  into  the  lake. 
<)«  regaining  my  former  position,  and 
looking  round,  I  perceived  to  my  joy 
and  astonishment,  that  I  was  in  a  river. 
The  water  between  me  and  the  shore 
was  still  frozen  over,  and  was  about 


of  what  I  said,  knowing  it  would  be 
vain  to  do  so,  but  asked  for  something 
to  eat.  After  some  deliberation,  tliey 
gave  mc  a  small  quantity  ct  pemiean, 
but  with  an  unwillingness  that  did 
not  evince  such  a  spirit  of  hospitality 
as  I  had  usually  met  with  among  In- 
dians. 

The  party  consisted  of  three  men, 
two  women,  and  a  couple  of  children, 
all  of  whom  sat  or  lay  near  the  fire  in 
absolute  idleness;  and  their  minds 
seemetl  to  be  as  tmoccupieil  as  their  bo- 
dies, for  nothing  reseniljling  conversa- 
tion ever  passed  between  them.  The 
weather  was  dreary  and  comfortless. 
A  thick  small  rain,  such  as  usually 
falls  in  North  America  during  a  thaw. 


thirty  yards  wide,   consequently  the    filled  the  air,  and  the  wigwam  under 

fragment  of  ice  on  which  I  stood  could    -  '  '-' -'    "•-■-' «-  -       • ^'   - 

not  approach  any  nearer  than  this. 
After  a  moment  of  irresolution,  I  leap- 
ed upon  the  fVozen  surface,  and  began 
to  run  towards  the  bank  of  the  river. 
My  feet  seemtnl  scarcely  to  touch  the 
ice,  so  great  was  my  terror  lest  it  should 
give  way  beneath  me ;  but  I  reached 
the  shore  in  safety,  antl  dropped  down 
completely  exhausted  by  fatigue  and 
agitation. 

It  was  now  broad  day-light,  but  I 
neither  s;i  w  animals  nor  human  beingy. 

Vol.  X. 


which  we  sat  affbrde<l  but  an  imperfect 
shelter  from  it,  I  passed  the  time  in 
the  most  gloomy  and  desponding  re- 
flections. I  saw  no  means  by  whicli 
I  could  return  to  the  trading  post,  and 
the  behaviour  of  the  Indians  made  n)o 
doubt  if  they  would  be  inclined  to 
grant  me  that  support  and  protection 
without  whieli  I  could  iiot  long  exist. 
One  man  gased  upon  mc  so  constant- 
ly and  steadily,  that  his  scrutiny  an- 
noyed me,  and  attracted  niy  particular 
attention,      lie   appeared   to  be   the 


AJvoKture  in  the  Norlh'West  Territory, 


no 

youngCBt  of  tho  party,  und  wub  very 
rcBcrvoil  niul  un|)ru|)08sc8sing  in  his  as- 
|H!ct,  aiul  stTinod  to  know  me,  but  I 
could  not  recollect  of  ever  having  seen 
him  before. 

In  the  afternoon  the  rain  ceased,  and 
the  Indians  began  to  prepare  for  tra- 
velling.   When   they  had  accoutred 
themselves,  they  all  rose  from  the 
ground  witliout  H^icaking  a  word,  and 
walketl  away,  one  man  taking  the  lead. 
I  pcrceivetl  that  they  did  not  intend 
tliat  I  should  be  of  the  party,  but  I 
followed  them  immediately,  and,  ad- 
dressing myself  to  the  person  who  pre- 
ceded the  others,  told  him,  that  I  must 
accompany  them,  as  I  neither  could 
live  in  the  woods  alone,  nor  knew  in 
what  part  of  the  country  I  was.     He 
stopped  and  surveyed  me  fVom  head 
to  foot,  saying,  "  Where  is  your  gun  ? 
Where  is  your  knife .''  Wliere  is  your 
tomahawk .''"  I  replied,  that  I  had  lost 
them  among  the  ic2.    "  Jly  friend," 
returned  he,  "  don't  make  the  Great 
Spirit  angry,  by  saying  what  is  not. 
That  man  knows  who  you  are,"  point- 
ing to  the  Indian  who  had  observed 
me  so  closely.    "  Wc  all  know  who 
you  arc.    You  have   come  to  trade 
with  us,  and  I  suppose  your  compani- 
ons have  concealed  themselves  at  a 
distance,  lest  the  appearance  of  a  num- 
ber of  white  men  should  intimidate 
us.    They  arc  right.    Experience  has 
taught  us  to  fear  white  men ;  but  their 
iart,  not  their  strength,  makes  us  trem- 
ble. Go  away,  we  do  not  wish  to  have 
any  transactions  with  you.    We  are 
not  to  be  betrayed  or  overpowered  by 
liquid  fire,*  or  any  thing  else  you  can 
ofier  us.    None  of  us  shall  harm  you. 
I  have  spoken  the  truth,  for  I  have 
not  two  mouths." 

When  he  had  finished  this  oration, 
he  remained  silent,  and  I  felt  at  a  loss 
ivhat  to  reply.  At  last  I  rejieated  my 
ptory,  and  endeavoured  to  convince 
him  that  I  neither  had  any  compa- 
nionsj  nor  was  at  oil  in  a  situation  to 
trade  with  his  people,  or  do  them  the 
elightest  injury.  He  hstened  calmly 
to  my  arguments,  and  seemed  to  think 
there  was  some  weight  in  them ;  and 
the  young  man  already  mentioned 
stepped  forward,  and  said,  "  Let  the 
stranger  go  with  us, — the  bones  of  my 
father  cry  out  against  our  leaving  him 
behind.    I  am  young,  but  I  dare  to 


QSept. 


< 


advise.— Listen  for  once  to  the  coun< 
Bels  of  Tlkikakawerente."  The  first 
speaker  then  waved  his  hand,  as  a  sig« 
nal  that  I  should  follow  them,  and  tlic 
whole  party  proceeded  in  the  same  or» 
der  as  before. 

Our  leader  pushed  forward,  appa- 
rently without  the  least  hesitation, 
though,  accustomed  ns  I  was  to  tho 
woo<l«,  I  could  not  discover  the  slight- 
est trace  of  n  footpath.   He  sometimes 
slackened  his  pace  for  a  few  moments, 
and  looked  thoughtfully  at  the  trees, 
and  then  advanced  as  fast  as  before. 
None  of  the  party  spoke  a  word ;  and 
the  rustling  of  the  dry  leaves  under 
their  feet  was  the  only  sound  that  dis- 
turbed   the    silence    of    the    forest. 
Though  freed  from  the  fear  of  perish- 
ing for  want,  I  could  not  reflect  upon 
my  situation  without  uneasiness  and 
alarm ;  and  my  chance  of  being  able 
to  return  to  the  post  seemed  to  dimi- 
nish every  step  I  took.     I  felt  excess 
sively  fatigued,   not  having  enjoyed 
any  natural  or  composed  sleep  the  pre- 
ceding night,  and  tne  roughness  ol  the 
ground  over  which  wc  passed,  added 
to  my  weariness  in  an  intolerable  de- 
gree ;  but  I  could  not  venture  to  rest 
by  the  way,  lest  I  should  lose  sight  of 
the  Indians  for  ever. 

Soon  after  sunset,  wc  stopped  for 
the  night,  and  the  men  set  about  erect- 
ing a  wigwam,  while  the  women  kin- 
dled a  fire.  One  of  our  party  had  killed 
a  small  deer,  in  the  course  of  our  jour- 
ney, and  he  immediately  proceeded  to 
skin  the  animal,  that  a  portion  of  it 
might  be  dressed  for  supper.    When 
tu"  venison  was  ready,  they  all  sat 
down  and  partook  of  it,  and  a  liberal 
allowance  was  handed  to  me ;  but  the 
same  silence  prevailed  thathad  hithertp 
been  observed  among  them,  and  the 
comforts  of  a  plentiful  repast  after  a 
long  journey,  did  not  apjiear  in  tlie 
least  degree  to  promote  social  commu- 
nication.    The  meal  being  finished, 
the  men  filled  their  pipes  with  odori- 
ferous herbs,  and  began  to  smoke  in 
the  most  sedate  manner,  and  the  wo- 
men prepared  beds  by  spreading  skins 
upon  the  ground.    The  composed  de- 
meanour of  thd  party  harmonized  well 
with  the  silence  and  gloominess  of  the 
night;  and  it  seemed  that  the  awful 
solitude  of  the  forests  in  which  they 
lived,  and  the  sublime  and  enduring 


•  Spirituous  liquors. 


1 


IWIO 


AJfmturc  in  the  North-  Wett  Territory, 


forms  under  which  nnturo  continually 

f (resented  lierself  to  their  eyes,  hud 
mprcssed  them  with  a  sense  of  their 
own  insigniHcnncc,  and  of  the  tran- 
sitoriness  of  tlieir  daily  oecui)ations 
and  enjoyments,  and  rendered  them 
thoughtful,  taciturn,  and  unsuscepti- 
ble. 1  seated  myself  at  the  root  of  a 
large  tree  near  the  wigwam,  and  con- 
tinual observing  its  inmates,  till,  over- 
come by  fatigue,  I  sunk  into  a  deep 
sleep. 

About  midnight  I  was  awakened  by 
some  one  pulling  my  hand,  an<l,  on 
looking  up,  I  perceivctl  the  Indian  who 
had  ojiposcrl  my  accompanying  them, 
and  wliose  name  was  Oufalisso,  stand- 
ing beside  me.  He  put  his  finger  on 
his  lips,  by  way  of  enjoining  silence, 
and  motioned  that  I  should  rise  and 
follow  him.  1  obeyetl,  and  he  led  iii') 
behind  a  large  tree  which  grew  at  a 
little  distance  from  the  wigwam,  and 
said,  in  a  low  voice,  "  Listen  to  me,  my 
friend. — I  told  you  that  you  would 
receive  no  harm  from  us;  and  shall  I 
belie  my  words  ?  Thakakawercnte,who 
requested  that  you  might  be  allowed 
to  follow  our  steps,  says  that  his  father 
was  murdered  by  a  party  of  pcojiU; 
under  your  command,  about  nnie 
moons  ago.  This  may  be  true,  and 
you  at  the  same  time  may  l)e  guileless  ; 
for  we  cannot  always  controul  those  who 
are  placed  under  our  authority.  He 
tells  me  that  the  spirit  of  the  old  man 
has  twice  appeared  to  him  in  hisdreams 
to-night,  desiring  him  to  put  you  to 
death.  He  has  gone  to  repose  himself 
again,  and  if  his  father  visits  him  a 
tliird  time  during  sleep,  he  will  cer- 
taip'y  kill  you  whenever  be  awakes. 
You  must,  therefore,  hasten  away,  if 
you  wish  to  live  any  longer."  "  What 
can  I  do.?"  cried  I ;  "  death  awaits  me 
whether  I  remain  here,  or  fly  from 
Thakakawcrente.  It  is  impossible  for 
me  to  reach  home  iilone."  "  IJe  pa- 
tient," returned  Outalisso,  "  and  I  will 
try  to  save  you.  Not  far  from  hence, 
the  roots  of  a  large  oak,  which  lias  been 
blown  down  by  the  wind,  stretch  high 
into  the  air,  and  may  be  seen  iit  a  great 
distance.  You  must  go  there,  and 
wait  till  I  come  to  you.  Keep  the 
mossy  side  of  the  trees  on  your  left 
hand,  and  you  will  find  the  place 
without  any  difficulty." 

Outalisso  motioned  me  to  bun'y 
away,  and  I  dej)arted  with  a  palpita- 
ting heart,  and  plunged  into  the  re- 
cesses of  the  forest,  and  regulated  my 


141 

course  in  the  manner  lie  directo<l.  Thp 
moon  was  rising,  and  I  conld  see  to  ,i 
considerable  distance  around.  The 
rustling  of  the  dry  leaves  among  my 
feet  often  made  me  think  that  some 
one  walked  close  behind  me,  and  I 
scarcely  dared  to  look  back,  lest  I 
should  see  an  uplifted  tomahawk  de- 
scending upon  my  head.  I  sometimeii 
fancied  I  observed  Thakakawcrentd 
lurking  among  the  bnishwoo<l,  and 
stopped  short  till  imagination  conju- 
re(l  up  his  form  in  a  different  part  of 
the  forest,  and  rendered  me  irresolute 
which  phantom  I  should  endeavour  tu 
avoid. 

I  reached  the  tree  sooner  than  I  ex- 
pected :  It  lay  along  the  ground,  and 
Its  immense  roots  projected  from  the 
trunk,  at  right  angles,  to  the  height  of 
twelve  or  fourteen  feet,  their  interstices 
being  so  filled  with  earth,  that  it  was 
impossible  to  see  through  them. 

I  sat  down,  and  found  the  agitation 
of  my  spirits  gradually  subside,  under 
thetranquilli/.inginfluenccofthoscenc. 
Not  a  breath  of  wind  shook  the  trees, 
the  leafless  and  delicately-fibrcil  boughs 
of  which,  when  viewed  against  the 
tloudless  sky,  seemed  like  a  sable  net- 
work spread  overhead.  The  nestswhich 
the  birds  had  made  the  preceding  sum- 
mer, still  remained  among  the  branch- 
es, silent,  deserte<l,  and  unshcltere*!, 
making  the  loneliness  of  the  forest,  as 
it  were,  visible  to  the  mind  ;  while  a 
wit'iered  leaf  sometimes  dropped  slow- 
ly down— a  sad  memorial  of  the  de- 
parted glories  of  the  vegetable  world. 
A  small  rivulet  ran  within  a  little  dis- 
tance of  me,  but  its  course  was  so  con- 
cealed by  long  grass,  that  I  would  have 
been  aware  of  its  existence  by  the  mur- 
muring of  its  waters  only,  had  it  not 
glittere<l  dazzlingly  in  the  moonshine 
at  one  spot,  while  flowing  over  a  large 
smooth  stone.  When  I  looked  into  the 
recesses  of  the  forest,  I  saw  the  trees 
ranged  before  each  other  like  coloss;il 
pillars,  and  gradually  blending  their 
stems  together,  until  they  formed  a 
dark  and  undefined  mass.  In  some 
places,  a  scathed  trunk,  whitened  with 
the  moss  of  successive  centuries,  stood 
erect  in  sjiectral  grandeur,  like  a  being 
whom  immense  age  and  associations, 
rivctted  to  long-past  times,  bad  isola- 
ted from  the  sympathies  of  his  fellow- 
mortals.  As  the  moon  gradually  rose 
on  the  arch  of  heaven,  lur  light  fell  at 
different  angles,  and  tlie  a§i)ect  of  the 
woods  was  coutimially  thauging.  New 


and  grnniU'r  prnniH-R  offrivs  cnmv  into 
vit'W,  itiul  iiti^^lity  onks  ni\il  cltcHUtitM 
Kci'inoil  t(>  stulk  lorw.inl,  with  innjistic 
hIowiichs,  froii)  tli('siirr(iuiitliiij!;(i>)«>c'H- 
rity,  niv!,  uJUt  u  time,  to  pvo  iiluce  to 
a  RUCPcHsioii  of  otlurs,  l)y  n'tirii);^  u- 
itiidnt  till'  (liirkni'Ks  IVom  wliich  they 
liiul  at  first I'liuTmil.  'rrciiioursofuwi! 
bi')j;an  to  pcrvafU'  iny  iVikiue,  ami  I  al- 
most oxi»fi'ti'il  that  the  touts  of  roiiio 
Rii|)i<rliiiinait  voice;  would  break  tlu' 
u|)nallii){r  silcnuc  tliat  prevailed  in  the 
wildi'ri)t'H8  around  nie. 

Aly  mind,  by  di'|j;rccs,  became  so 
calm,  that  I  dropju'd  into  a  half  slum- 
ber, (hiring  which  I  had  a  distinct  per- 
ception where  I  was,  but  totally  forgot 
the  circumstances  connected  with  my 
RituatioiK  A  slight  noise  at  lengtli 
startled  me,  and  I  awaked  full  of  ter- 
ror, butcould  not  conceive  why  I  sihould 
feel  such  alarm,  until  recollection  made 
the  tbrm  of  Tliakakaweroite  flash  upon 
my  mind,  I  saw  a  numlxr  of  indis-- 
tinct  forms  moving  backwards  and  for- 
wards, a  little  way  from  me,  and  heard 
something  beating  gently  u]>on  the 
grouml.  A  sniall  cloud  floated  before 
the  moon,  and  I  waiied  with  breath- 
less impatience  till  it  passed  away,  and 
allowed  her  full  radiance  to  reacli  the 
earth.  I  then  discovered  that  five  deer 
had  come  to  drink  at  the  rivulet,  aivl 
that  the  noise  of  them  striking  their 
fore-feet  against  its  banks  had  aroused 
me.  They  stoml  gazing  at  me  with  an 
aspect  so  meek  and  beautiful,  that  they 
almost  seemed  to  incorporate  with  the 
moonlight,  but,  after  a  little  time, 
started  away,  and  disappeared  among 
the  mazes  ef  the  forest. 

When  I  surveyed  the  lieavcns,  I 
perceived  by  the  alteration  winch  liad 
taken  place  in  their  appearance,  that  I 
had  slept  a  considerable  time.  The 
moon  had  begun  to  descend  towards 
the  horizon  ;  a  new  succession  of  stars 
glitteiod  upon  the  sky ;  the  respective 
positions  of  tlie  different  constellations 
were  changed  ;  ond  one  of  the  planets 
which  had  been  conspicuous  from  its 
dazzling  lustre,  a  few  hours  before, 
had  set,  and  was  no  longer  distinguish- 
able. It  was  overpowering  to  think 
that  all  these  changes  had  been  efiect- 
ed  without  noise,  tumult,  orconfusion, 
and  that  worlds  performed  their  revo- 
lutions, and  travelled  through  the 
boundlessness  of  space,  with  a  silence 
too  profound  to  awaken  an  echo  in  the 
noiselcBB  depths  of  the  forest,  or  dis- 


Ailrenlura  in  the  NnHh-lFfitl  Tirrilori/,  (^Sept- 

t\irl)  tlie  slmnbers  of  n  feeble  huinau 


hein^'. 

I  waited  impiitiently  for  the  apnear- 
aiiee  of  Oiitalisso,  who  had  not  inlorm- 
ed  me  at  what  hour  I  might  ex|)iet  lt> 
see  him.  The  hIuih  now  twinkled  fee- 
bly amidst  the  faint  glow  of  dawn  tliiit 
began  to  light  theeustern  horizon,  :nid 
tlk"  siettiih^  moon  npneiired behind  some 
pine*,  and  threw  a  rich  yellow  ridiaiu'c 
u])on  tlu'ir  dark-green  bou);lis.  (iiiitlf 
rustlings  among  the  trees,  and  low 
chiq)in!;s,  announced  that  the  birds 
began  to  feel  the  influence  of  up|iroach- 
ing  day  ;  and  I  sonu'limes  observed  a 
solitary  wolf  stealing  rnutiously  along 
in  the  distance.  While  eiigag.d  in 
contemplating  the  Kerne,  I  suihUnly 
thought  I  saw  an  Indian  a  little  way 
ofi.  I  cotdd  not  ascertain  whether  or 
not  it  was  Oiitalisso,  but  fearinu;  it 
might  be  Thakakawerente,  whom  I 
dreaded  t  leounter  in  my  unarmed 
state,  I  retired  from  the  roots  of  the 
tree,  ami  concealed  niy.selfanKUig  some 
brushwood. 

I  remained  therefor  some  time,  Imt 
did  not  jiereeive  any  one  near  me,  and 
thinking  that  I  had  been  deceived  by 
fancy,  1  resolved  to  return  to  my  for- 
mer station,  and  accordingly  set  out 
towards  the  great  tree,  but  shortly  be- 
came alarmed  at  neither  reaching  it 
nor  seeing  it  so  soon  lus  I  expected.  I 
turned  back  iu  much  agitation,  and 
endeavoure<l  to  iitrace n»y  steps  to  the 
brushwood,  Uut  all  in  vain.  I  exa- 
ntined  the  most  remarkable  trees  a- 
round  me,  without  being  able  to  re- 
collect of  having  seen  one  of  them  be- 
fore. I  perceived  that  I  had  lost  my- 
self. The  moment  I  became  aware  of 
this,  my  faculties  ami  perceptions 
seemed  to  desert  me  one  after  another, 
and  at  last  I  was  conscious  of  being  iu 
existence  oidy  by  the  feeling  of  cha- 
otic and  in.supportable  hopelessiu'ss 
which  remained ;  but  aflter  a  little 
time,  all  my  intellectual  powers  re- 
turned with  increased  vigour  and  a- 
cuteness,  and  appeared  to  vie  with  each 
other  in  giving  me  a  vivid  sense  of  the 
horrors  of  my  situation.  My  soul  seem- 
ed incapable  of  affording  play  to  the 
tumultuous  crowd  of  feelings  that 
struggled  to  manifest  themselves.  I 
hurried  wildly  from  one  place  to  an- 
other, calling  on  Outalisso  and  Thaka- 
kawerente by  turns.  The  horrible  si- 
lence that  prevailed  was  more  distract- 
ing than  u  thousand  deafening  noiscfi 


I'hlo  liuiniiu 

llic  iipiM'iir- 

iiot  intorin- 

lit  cxiHct  Id 

wiiikk'il  t'l'i'- 

it'llllWII  tllllt 

i()i'i/.i>ii,  ;inil 

K'llillllsOllll' 

(>w  riiliiiiu'i' 
{;Iis.  (iciitlo 
■X,  iiiitl  low 
t  till-  birds 
i>t'u]>|iroai'li- 
1  oh^tTVi'd  a 
ioiisly  along 
eiigiig.'il   ill 

I  Niiddi'iily 

II  littli'  way 
wlii'tliiT  or 

t  fwirinu;  if 
:i>,  whuin  I 
ny  uniirini'd 
rootH  of  the 
uiiHMig  some 

IK'  lime,  Imt 
tear  me,  and 
deceived  by 
1  to  my  I'or- 
igly  set  out 
t  shortly  be- 

reaehiiiij;  it 
expected.  I 
itutinn,  and 
'  steps  to  the 
till.  I  exa- 
ble  trees  a- 

ahle  ti)  re- 
of  them  bc- 
lad  lost  my- 
me  aware  oi' 

perceptions 
■ter  another, 
1  of  bein|J!  in 
inp  of  elm- 
hopelessness 
t'tcr  a  little 

powers  re- 
tour  and  a- 

ie  with  each 

sense  of  the 
y  soul  seem- 

play  to  the 
lelings  that 
luselves.  I 
)lace  to  an- 

and  Thaka- 

horrible  si- 
ore  distract- 
:ning  noises 


would  hove  bi'cn.  I  Kt.mi»ere«l  about 
in  a  stale  of  di'z/.y  |)erturl)ati(>ti.  My 
(Mrs  bfpan  to  ring  with  uiuMrthly 
HDUiids,  and  every  »tli)e('t  bfC.niii;  dis- 
turt4'd  and  terrille.  'I'lie  trees  si'emed 
to  start  from  their  |ilaces,  and  rush 

tiast  each  other,  inlermiii>;Iinp  their 
irunehes  with  furiouH  violence  and 
horril)le  craHhini;s,  while  the  moon  ca- 
reered aloiip  the  sky,  and  the  stars 
hurried  backwards  and  forwanls  with 
eddying  and  impetuous  motionsi. 

I  tried  in  vain  for  a  long  time  to 
coin)>ose  myself,  and  to  bring  my  feel- 
ings under  due  subordination.  Thf 
renunibrance  of  the  (last  was  obliter- 
ated and  reiiewi'd  by  Hts  and  starts ; 
but  at  best,  my  recollection  of  any 
thing  that  had  occurred  to  me  previous 
to  the  breaking  up  of  the  ice  upon  the 
Like,  was  shadowy,  dim,  and  unsatis- 
factory, and  I  felt  us  if  the  former  ]iart 
of  my  life  had  l)eeii  spent  in  another 
world.  I  lay  down  among  the  wither- 
ed leaves,  and  co.vmI  my  face  with 
my  hands,  that  I  might  avoid  the  men- 
tal distrii  ''HI  occasioned  by  the  sight 
of  external  objects.  I  began  to  rellect 
tliat  I  could  not  i>o.ssibly  have  as  yet 
wandered  far  from  the  great  tree,  and 


Ailoenlure  iiithe  Nitilh'Wiit  IWritortft  1^3 


confuHiiiii  still  more  ili-itracting.  I 
stood  still  ill  one  spot,  liHikiiig  fearfully 
from  side  to  side,  in  the  prospect  of 
being  crunhed  to  death  by  some  iiii- 
iiiense  mass  of  falling  timber,  for  the 
trees  around  me,  when  viewed  througli 
the  distorting  medium  of  the  fog, 
often  ap])eared  to  liave  lost  their  per- 
pendicularity, and  U)  be  bending  to- 
wartis  the  earth,  although  they  only 
waved  ill  the  wind.  At  last  I  crept 
under  the  trunk  of  an  oak  tliat  lay 
along  the  ground,  resolving  to  remain 
there  until  the  tempest  should  aliate. 

A  short  time  before  sunset  the  wind 
liiid  ceased,  the  iiiisls  were  dissipated, 
and  a  portion  of  the  blue  sky  appeared 
directly  above  me.  Encouraged  liy 
these  tiivourable  ap])earances,  I  yen', 
tured  from  my  place  of  refuge,  and 
began  to  think  of  making  anoi  ijr 
attempt  to  regain  the  great  tree,  >vhen 
I  heard  the  report  of  a  rifle.  1  -.as  so 
netrified  with  joy  and  surprise  that  I 
liad  no  power  to  call  out  till  the  firing; 
was  repeated.  1  then  shouted  "  f^ut- 
alisso"  several  times,  and  soon  saw 
him  advancing  towards  inc. 

"  Why  are  you  not  at  the  place  I 
apiioiiited,"  cried  he;  "  I  feared  you 


that  if  I  called  u|i(>ii  Outidis^io  at  in-    had  lost  yourself,  and  discharged  my 


tervals.  he  might  perhajis  hear  me  and 
come  to  my  relief.  Consoled  by  the 
idcii,  I  gradually  became  quiet  and 
resigned. 

1  soon  lH.'gaii  to  make  the  woods  re- 
sound with  the  name  of  Outalisso ; 
but,  in  the  course  of  the  day,  a  tempest 
of  wind  arose,  ami  raged  with  so  much 
noise  that  I  could  hardly  hear  my  own 
voice.  A  dense  mist  filleil  the  air,  and 
involved  every  thing  in  such  obscurity 
that  the  sphere  of  my  vision  did  not 
extend  beyond  five  or  six  yards.  'Jliu 
fog  was  in  continual  agitation,  rolling 
iJong  in  volumes,  ascending  and  de- 
scending, bursting  ojkmi  and  closing 
again,  and  us^uming  strange  and  trail- 
sitory  forms.  Every  time  the  blast 
received  an  accession  of  force,  I  heard 
a  confused  roaring  and  crashing  at  a 
distfince,  which  gradually  increased  in 
strength  and  distinctness,  till  it  reach- 
e<l  that  part  of  the  forest  that  stretched 
around  me.  Then  the  trees  began  to 
creak  and  groan  incessantly,  their 
boughs  were  shattered  against  lacli 
other,  fibres  of  wood  whirled  through 
the  air  in  every  direction,  and  showers 
of  withered  leaves  caught  up,  and 
swept  along  by  the  wind,  met  and 
mingled  with  tlicni,  and  rendered  the 


gun  as  a  signal, — but  all  danger 
past— Thakakawerente  is  dead,  I  kill- 
ed him."  There  was  some  blood  on 
Outiilisso's  dress,  but  he  looked  so 
calm  and  careless  that  I  liesitated  to 
believe  what  he  told  me. 

"  I  do  not  deceive  you,"  said  lie, 
"  and  I  will  tell  you  how  Thakaka- 
werente came  by  his  death.  lie 
a.<aked  soon  after  midnight,  and  not 
finding  you  in  the  camp,  suspecteil 
that  I  had  told  you  that  he  inteiideil 
to  kill  you.  lie  taxed  me  with  ha- 
ving done  so,  and  I  scorne<l  to  deny  it. 
His  anger  made  him  forget  tlie  truth, 
and  he  said  I  had  betrayed  my  trust, 
and  at  the  same  time  struck  me  on 
the  face.  Now  you  know  an  Indian 
never  forgives  a  blow,  or  an  accusation 
such  as  he  uttered.  I  buried  my 
tomahawk  in  his  head.  His  friends 
lay  asuep  in  the  wigwam,  mid  I  drag- 
ged away  his  body  to  some  distance, 
and  covered  it  with  leaves,  and  then 
concealed  myself  till  I  saw  them  set 
out  on  their  journey,  which  they 
soon  did,  doubtless  supposing  that 
Thakakawerente  and  I  had  gone  on 
before.  I  have  been  at  the  great  tree 
since  morning,  but  the  mist  and  the 
tempest  preyeiitcd  inc  from  seeking 


■Wi" 


Adventure  in  the  North' West  Territory. 


yon  till  now.  Do  Batisficd,  you  shall 
sec  the  corpse  of  Thakakawcrcnto.— 
Follow  meV' 

Outalisso  now  bep;an  to  proceed  ra- 
pidly though  the  forest,  and  I  walked 
behind  him  without  uttering  a  word. 
We  soon  reached  the  spot  where  the 
Indians  had  slept  the  preceding  night, 
and  found  the  wigwam  remaining,  and 
likewise  several  embers  of  fire.  My 
companion  immediately  fanned  them 
into  a  state  of  brightness,  and  then 
collected  some  nieces  of  dry  wood  that 
lay  around,  and  jiiled  them  upon  tlic 
charcoal.  The  whole  soon  burst  into 
a  blaze,  and  we  both  sat  down  within 
its  influence,  Outalisso  at  the  same 
time  presenting  mc  with  a  quantity  of 
pemican,  which  proved  very  acceptable, 
as  I  had  cat  nothing  for  more  than 
twenty  hours. 

After  we  had  reposed  ourselves  a 
little,  Outalisso  rose  up,  and  motioncil 
that  I  should  accompany  him.  He 
conducted  me  to  a  small  pile  of  brush- 
wootl  and  dry  leaves,  part  of  which  he 
immediately  removed,  and  I  saw  the 
corpse  of  Thakakawcrente  stretched 
beneath.  I  shnmk  back,  shuddering 
with  horror, but  hepuUed  meforwards, 
and  said,  I  must  assist  him  in  convey- 
ing the  body  to  the  fire.  Seeing  me 
still  unwilling,  he  took  it  up  in  his 
arms,  and  hurrying  away,  deposited 
it  in  the  wigwam.  I  followed  him  ; 
and  asked  what  he  meant  by  doing  so. 
"  Arc  you  ignorant  of  our  customs  ?" 
said  he  :  "  When  an  Indian  dies,  all 
his  property  must  be  buried  with  him. 
He  who  takes  any  thing  that  bclong- 
al  to  a  dead  jierson,  will  receive  a 
curse  from  the  Great  Spirit  in  addi- 
tion. After  I  had  killed  Thakakawc- 
rente', I  took  up  his  tomahawk  by 
mistake,  and  carried  it  away  with  me. 
I  must  now  restore  it,  and  also  cover 
hiiri  with  earth  lest  his  bones  should 
whiten  in  the  sun." 

Outalisso  now  proceeded  to  arrange 
the  dress  of  the  dead  man,  and  likewise 
stuck  the  tomahawk  in  his  girdle.  lie 
next  went  a  little  way  into  the  forest 


CSept. 


for  the  puriwsc  of  collecting  some  bark 
to  put  in  the  bottom  of  the  grave,  and 
I  was  left  alone. 

The  night  was  dark,  dim,  and 
dreary,  and  the  fire  blazed  feebly  and 
irregularly.  A  superstitious  awe  stole 
over  mc,  and  I  dared  hardly  look 
around,  though  I  sometimes  cast  an  al- 
most involuntary  glance  at  tlic  corpse, 
which  had  a  wild  and  fearful  appear- 
ance. Thakakawerente  lay  upon  his 
back,  and  his  long,  lank,  black  hair 
was  spread  confusedly  upon  his  breast 
and  neck.  His  half-open  eyes  still  re- 
tained a  glassy  lustre,  and  his  teeth 
were  firmly  set  against  each  other. 
Large  dashes  of  blood  stained  his  vest, 
and  his  elenclied  hands,  and  contract- 
ed limbs,  shewed  what  struggles  had 
preceded  death.  When  the  flickering 
light  of  the  fire  hapjiened  to  fall  upon 
him,  I  almost  fancied  that  he  began  to 
move,  and  would  have  started  away, 
had  not  a  depressing  dread  chained  me 
to  the  spot ;  but  the  sound  of  Outa- 
lisso's  axe,  in  some  degree,  dissipated 
the  fears  that  chilled  my  heart,  and  I 
spent  the  time  in  listening  to  the  re- 
gidar  recurrence  of  its  strokes,  until 
he  came  back  with  an  armful  of  bark. 

I  assisted  him  in  burying  Thakaka- 
werente under  the  shade  oi"  a  tall  wal- 
nut tree ;  and  when  we  had  accom- 
plished this,  we  returned  to  the  fire, 
and  waited  till  moonlight  would  enable 
us  to  p\irsuc  our  journey.  Outalisso 
had  willingly  agreed  to  conduct  me 
homo,  for  he  wished  to  change  his 
abode  for  a  season,  lest  Tliiik.ikaworen- 
te's  relations  should  di'-'/cerhis  guilt, 
and  execute  vengeance  upon  him. 

We  set  out  about  an  hour  after 
midnight,  and  travelled  through  tlu- 
woods  till  dawn,  when  we  came  in 
sight  of  the  river,  on  the  banks  of 
which  I  had  first  fallen  in  with  the 
Indians.  In  the  course  of  the  d.iy, 
Outalisso  procurinl  a  canoe,  and  we 
paddled  up  the  stream,  and  next  morn- 
ing reached  the  trading  post  on  tlu- 
side  of  the  lake. 


MiMdf^ 


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Fordut 
editkttarSbal 

opnfMtM-tact 
tiine  n^  the 

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Blacki 


A^T  ANA 


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of  the  plates,  £24^1%  6d..«»^Put^^^k  t  _,V        ^  ' 

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